Report: US Should Keep Nuke Option for Cyberattack

The United States should be prepared to use every military option, including nuclear retaliation, in response to a huge computer attack, an independent Department of Defense task force said.

But the nation must determine whether its nuclear arsenal can withstand computer hackers, the Defense Science Board warns in a newly declassified report obtained by the Tribune-Review. In a full-scale cyber war, the board’s experts say, the United States’ weapons could be disabled or turned against its troops.

Link to the report :

http://ctovision.com/wp-content/uploads/ResilientMilitarySystems.CyberThreat.pdf

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/03/05/report-us-should-keep-nuke-option-for-cyberattack.html?comp=700001075741&rank=3

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